ROSES— PRUNING. 



the same advantage under this system. As in the case of wall plants, it is advisable to 

 remove the old wood as soon as it has flowered. During an early season, and when 

 many strong new growths from the base have been made, a few of the riper may be 

 pegged down at the end of August, when a second display of bloom may be secured ; 

 but, under ordinary conditions, it is wiser to secure one imposing display annually. 



Some of the more upright Teas and ISToisettes, also any other varieties more perpetual- 

 blooming than the Hybrid Perpetuals generally used for pegging-down, may be grown 

 thus, and will afford a succession of flowers. Care should be taken to secure the new 

 upright growths from the base of the plants, wind-waving and chafing against each 

 other greatly injuring the best and most prominent buds. 



For general purposes, the pruning of roses may be divided into three sections, 

 whether we are dealing with Teas, Noisettes, Hybrid Perpetuals, Chinas, Bourbons, or 

 any other of the many classes. The first section is represented by vigorous growers, 

 and, as examples, we may take that well-known old favourite, Gloire de Dijon, from 

 the Tea-scented ; Eeve d'Or, from the Noisettes ; Madame Gabriel Luizet, from the 

 Hybrid Perpetuals ; Madame Isaac Peri^re, from the Bourbons ; in short, any variety 

 making an annual growth of from 6 to 10 feet. 



This section fiowers most profusely upon the long growths made dui'ing the 

 previous season, and should be pruned as little as possible, only the unripe or frost- 

 bitten points being removed. Our preceding remarks upon summer pruning apply 

 here to a great extent ; the removal of growths soon after flowering induces a stronger 

 break from near the base, and the resulting growths, if not unduly crowded, produce 

 the greatest number of the finest blooms during the ensuing season. At the same 

 time, all weak lateral growths, and others that may be misplaced, should be shortened 

 back to the main stems. 



The second class of roses may be represented by General Jacqueminot, Catherine 

 Mermet, and the Old Blush China, Here we must prune on the lines shown in Pig. 86 

 (next page), the cross-marks showing where to prune, and the dotted lines the resulting 

 growth. Pig. 87 shows what would be the result of pruning the shoots at one height, 

 namely, a bare and almost useless base. Always pay great attention to the thinning 

 out of the centre wood, as light and air are essential to the formation of sound growths. 

 In this class we look for symmetrical plants, which are floriferous and pleasing. 



We now come to the last section, and these are the weak and indifferent growers. 

 Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Duchess of Bedford, and Horace 



